Awarefest 2026
Client
Awarefest 2026
Location
State Farm Arena | Atlanta, Georgia Broadcast
Year
2026
Credits
Lead Content Creation & Screen Systems
Full content creation across performances, ambassadors, and branded
moments for the live event and broadcast presentation, including:
Mickey Guyton: “Black Like Me”
Mickey Guyton & PJ Morton: “How Deep Is Your Love”
PJ Morton & Common: “The Light”
Kirk Franklin: multiple performance visuals
Yolanda Adams: multiple performance visuals
Chaka Khan: multiple performance visuals
Divine 9: system-based identity variations
Brand content and ambassador visuals
Animation & System Oversight
Ambassador visual system development
Brand content execution
Cross-system cohesion across LED environments
Additional Support
Production Design: Charles Ford
Creative Director: Jemel McWilliams
Screens Production Support: Kelsey Cabral
Creative Assistant: Zachary Berthelette
Info
Designed LED screen content for Awarefest 2026, the first and largest fundraising event for HBCUs, celebrating culture, community, and impact through live performance and storytelling. With just three weeks to develop a large volume of content, I created visuals across multiple show systems while adapting to evolving branding, artist, and ambassador needs.
Drawing from show direction and collaborative team input, I served as lead content creator across the live event, creating visuals for performances, ambassadors, and branded moments while shaping the broader visual system for both the live experience and recorded broadcast. As the scope expanded, I brought in additional collaborators to help scale the workflow and maintain delivery under pressure.
The result was a bold, unified visual package that supported the scale and energy of the production while translating effectively from the live event to broadcast.
